Politifact.com: Statements from Jeff Flakehttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/jeff-flake/Statements from Jeff Flake reviewed by Politifact.comen-usMon, 22 Jan 2018 10:30:08 -0500Jeff Flake - Donald Trump’s ‘fake news’ epithet emboldens despots around the worldhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jan/22/jeff-flake/donald-trumps-fake-news-epithet-emboldens-despots-/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Donald Trump’s ‘fake news’ epithet emboldens despots around the world
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<p>Hours before President Donald Trump revealed the recipients of his &quot;fake news awards,&quot; one Republican lawmaker took to the Senate floor to deliver a stern warning about the perils of undermining journalism. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., cautioned that Trump&rsquo;s anti-press rhetoric, such as calling the New York Times, CNN and ABC News an &quot;enemy of the American people,&quot; serves to embolden repressive governments around the world. &quot;Not only has the past year seen an American president borrow despotic language to refer to the free press,&quot; &nbsp;Flake said, &quot;but it seems he has in turn inspired dictators and authoritarians with ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jan/22/jeff-flake/donald-trumps-fake-news-epithet-emboldens-despots-/">>> More</a>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:30:08 -0500http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jan/22/jeff-flake/donald-trumps-fake-news-epithet-emboldens-despots-/Jeff Flake - Flake: Roy Moore said Muslims shouldn&#39;t serve in Congresshttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/nov/09/jeff-flake/flake-roy-moore-said-muslims-shouldnt-serve-congre/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Flake: Roy Moore said Muslims shouldn't serve in Congress
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<p>Until allegations of sexual misconduct emerged, the worst criticism that Roy Moore&nbsp;heard from&nbsp;Republicans in the Senate centered on his views about Islam. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., was one of just two GOP senators who condemned Moore,&nbsp;the party&rsquo;s Senate nominee in Alabama.&nbsp; &quot;When a judge expressed his personal belief that a practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith, it was wrong,&quot; Flake said Oct. 31 on the Senate floor. &quot;That this same judge is now my party&rsquo;s nominee for the Senate should concern us all. Religious tests have no place in the United States ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/nov/09/jeff-flake/flake-roy-moore-said-muslims-shouldnt-serve-congre/">>> More</a>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:36:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/nov/09/jeff-flake/flake-roy-moore-said-muslims-shouldnt-serve-congre/Jeff Flake - Republican senator from Arizona cites growth in U.S.-Mexico trade after NAFTAhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/28/jeff-flake/republican-senator-arizona-cites-growth-us-mexico-/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Republican senator from Arizona cites growth in U.S.-Mexico trade after NAFTA
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<p>President Donald Trump has been consistent in criticizing NAFTA -- the North American Free Trade Agreement -- as being a bad deal for America. But not everyone in his own party agrees. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has delivered a series of strong statements in support of the trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada. In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Flake said NAFTA&rsquo;s economic benefits can&rsquo;t be ignored, adding that in 2016 Arizona&rsquo;s trade with Mexico exceeded $15 billion. &quot;Trade deals like NAFTA make inputs for U.S. manufacturing cheaper than they would otherwise be,&quot; ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/28/jeff-flake/republican-senator-arizona-cites-growth-us-mexico-/">>> More</a>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:02:48 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/28/jeff-flake/republican-senator-arizona-cites-growth-us-mexico-/Jeff Flake - Arizona senator claims confirming Supreme Court nominees in an election year is rarehttp://www.politifact.com/arizona/statements/2016/mar/14/jeff-flake/arizona-senator-claims-confirming-supreme-court-no/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Arizona senator claims confirming Supreme Court nominees in an election year is rare
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<p>As President Barack Obama is on the brink of selecting a U.S. Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, Republican lawmakers have made a slew of historical statements related to vacant Supreme Court seats. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., joined the party in a Feb. 22 statement. &quot;One would have to go back more than a century to find a scenario where a president&rsquo;s nominee for the Supreme Court was confirmed by the opposition party in the Senate when the vacancy occurred during an election year,&quot; Flake said. &quot;I&#39;m not about to break new ground in ...</p> <a href="/arizona/statements/2016/mar/14/jeff-flake/arizona-senator-claims-confirming-supreme-court-no/">>> More</a>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:55:01 -0400http://www.politifact.com/arizona/statements/2016/mar/14/jeff-flake/arizona-senator-claims-confirming-supreme-court-no/Jeff Flake - Sen. Jeff Flake says 90 percent of immigrants given court dates fail to show uphttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jul/10/jeff-flake/sen-jeff-flake-says-90-percent-immigrants-given-co/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Sen. Jeff Flake says 90 percent of immigrants given court dates fail to show up
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<p>The surge of unaccompanied children at the U.S. border, primarily coming from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, has overwhelmed the ability of the United States to handle their legal cases. A law passed under President George W. Bush and aimed at curbing human trafficking requires that minors from Central America who reach the border must have their cases heard in court before they can be deported. Currently, children wait an average of 578 days before a hearing -- delays that are sure to lengthen if the flow of children continues unabated. A substantial chunk of the $3.7 billion ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jul/10/jeff-flake/sen-jeff-flake-says-90-percent-immigrants-given-co/">>> More</a>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:20:53 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jul/10/jeff-flake/sen-jeff-flake-says-90-percent-immigrants-given-co/